Ontario sailor charged with sex assault

The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service has charged a reserve force member from a naval reserve division in Windsor, Ont., with one count of sexual assault under the Criminal Code of Canada.

The charge was laid on Nov. 15.

“The charge relates to a sexual assault reported to have taken place while the accused was attending a course at Naval Fleet School Atlantic at Canadian Forces Base Halifax in April 2016,” the NIS news release noted. The accused and victim were both candidates on the course at the time of the reported assault.

“Ordinary Seaman Andres Florian-Rodriguez faces one count of Sexual Assault under section 271 of the Criminal Code of Canada, punishable under section 130 of the National Defence Act,” the news release added.